Southern standard. (McMinnville, Tenn.) 1879-current, 1887-01-22

trious, enterprising young business
man, and we regret very much to
lose him. The family will remove
with him to Shelbyville.
1T you want some good and cheap
reading for next year, try our club
offer of the New York World. You
get a valuable history of the United
States, the STANDARD and World
both one year, all for $1.90. t
We unintentionally omitted an
interesting letter from Faulkner's
Springs last week. We hope the
same correspondent will furnish us
the news from that point regularly in
future, and we will promise to give
the letters better attention.
w. s. Maddux & Co. can supply
you with anything you want in the
way of new harness. They have the
biggest stock ofsaddles, brides, whips
blankets and harness of all kinds ever
in this market.
"A livery stable was burned at
Selma, Ala, on Tuesday night, and
thirty-six head of mules, of which
Houchin & Biles were joint owners,
perished in the flames. The loss to
Houchin & Biles will amount to some
thing over a thousand dollars.
DIR. S. c. A. Rubey left on Thurs
day afternoon for Lebanon. He is
contemplating permanent location
in Missouri, but may decide to return
to McMinnville for the balance of this
year. His many friends here hope
that he will conclude to take the
latter course.
Mrs. j. G.. Martin most respect
fully requests all indebted to her for
Millinery to call and make settle
ment of their accounts before the 30th
inst, as she is very desirous of set
tling up all of her business here be.
fore her removal to Nashville.
The first five months of the session
at G. F. College closed with a musical
concert on Friday night of last week
The program embraced some choice
selections in both vocal and instru
mental music, intespersed with
several entertaining recitations.
If you want the best Chilled Plow
in the world get the Oliver, sold by
Potter Bros. only, at McMinnville
They keep a good stock Of Fixture:
on hand all the time, such as points
and other parts of the plow, also
full supply of the plows.
old Boreas has been on a regular
bender this week. For two days anC
nights the wind has been blowing
like it had contract to get every
body in the county out of humor be
fore it quit-and it has about accom-
plished that end.
We have forwarded the account
Of all our Viola subscribers who ar,
i'll arrears to our agent at that place
Mr.. A. M. st. John. Please eXamin
the date under your name on tn
paper, and if you are behind max
settlement as early as possible witt
Mr.. st. John or at this Office.
The new patent desks for tn
city school have arrived and beel
placed in position in the building
Our people can now visit the cit.
school, and take their friends wit
them, feeling a just pridein the build
ing and its furnishing. The school j
a credit to the town, and the teacher
are always glad to see visitors.
Almost every mail brings us rt
quests from various parts of the Mort
and Northwest for sample copies {
the STANDARD. They come fror
} parties who are seeking new home
in Tennessee, and parties havin
farms for sale, will find the STANI
: ARDagood medium through which
make the fact known. We will max
a specially favorable rate on this cla'
, of advertising.
About ten days or two weeks ag
Acknowledgement w. V. Whitso
. slightly cut the middle finger of h
left hand while carving some mea
) While attending Supreme Court
Nashville last week he caught cold
the place, and the entire hand becom
f swollen and inf1amed. He returne
2 home last Saturday, and has bee
r confined to his room ever since. III
9 inflammation and swelling has gone u
f to the shoulder and occasions tt
f patient a great deal of suffering. I
r this writing Thursday morning) l
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